Siegmund henlein



(No Model.)

S. H ENLEIN.

INGANDBSGBNT' OIL LIGHTING.

Patented Oct. 13,1896.

Tzf7 7 g I A, 3 v'f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIEGMUND HENLEIN, OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY.

INCANDESCENT OIL LIGHTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 569,198, dated October13, 1896. Application filed March 27, 1893- Serial No. 585,060- (Nomodel.)

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIEGMUND HENLEIN, merchant, residing atFrankfort-on-the-Main, Prussia, Germany, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Incandescent Oil Lighting, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to means of feeding incandescent or other oilburners for lighting and heating purposes situated in the various partsof a house, so that the lighting of the house may be controlled from acentral point, the distributing apparatus being preferably placed in thebasement, the distribution and control being effected by'pipes and taps,as in the case-of ordinary gas; and to these ends my invention consistsin the novel arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter describedand claimed.

For this purpose the apparatus comprises means of supplying paraifin-oiland vapor of benzin or the like from a central point to the variousburners. From the bottom of the paraffin-oil receptacle and from the topof the benzin vessel or receptacle lead pipes, through which the oil andvapor are conveyed to the burners by means of compressed air produced inthe central locality by any suitable blowing apparatus, by which the airis forced into the oil-receptacle at the top and into the benzin vesselat the bottom. By this means air is forced through the benzintank, whereit is mixed with benzin vapor and in the form of carbureted air isforced to the burner, and the necessary pressure is supplied to theparafiin-oil to convey it to the burner by a separate pipe.

It is of considerable advantage and therefore preferable to provide theparaflin-oil receptacle with appliances for purifying and filtering theoil before its exit, and to provide means for facilitating thevaporization of the benzin, (for instance, by absorbing it withcotton-wool,) preventing the liquid from being carried on with thevapors.

The apparatus for the production of compressed air is actuated byclockwork, a weight, or the like in such way as to supply a constantcurrent of air when at work, and it should be wound up periodicallyexcept when a motor is used for constantly working the apparatus. Theapparatus is provided with safety devices, by which a signal is givenwhen the working rises or falls beyond certain limits. By thuscollecting in one place all the appliances necessary for feeding anumber of incandescent lights, supervision and attendance arefacilitated and efficient working is greatly favored.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an example of the new arrangement,Figure 1 being a general view, and Figs. 2 and 3 detail views. V

A is the receptacle for the benzin; B, the paraffin vessel. They aresupplied with air from a blower O by pipes at Z), a leading to thebottom of vessel A and b to the top of vessel B. Pipes a and I) leadfrom said vessels, the former from the top of vessel A and the latterfrom the bottom of vessel B, and may branch in any desirable manner intothe various rooms of a house.

In Fig. 1 the apparatus is illustrated as supplying an incandescentoil-burner K.

The blower C may be similar to a gas-meter and be actuated throughsuitable gearing c d from a barrel 6, upon which is wound a rope e,supporting a weight E, by which the barrel is revolved. For winding upthe rope a crankhandle D may be provided.

The main pipe a leading to the branch pipes it b, is provided with astop-cock H, Fig. 2, and an india-rubber or other expansible bag G isconnected to it to serve as an elastic air-reservoir, from which thecompressed air will be sentinto the conductingpipes by the elasticity ofthe bag, even in case the stop-cock H is temporarily shut of and blowerC thrown out of work. The indiarubber bag,'which is in opencommunication at all times with the pipes a 1), serves as an equalizingand safetydevice when the cock H is open and the blower is in operation.

WVhen the air-pressure decreases, the bag collapses, raises lever i, andcauses it to close 95 I at 11 the circuit of an electrical bell F,(which will continue to sound either until the bag is again inflated bythe blower G or until the circuit is opened by the circuit-breaker f,)-While excessive inflation of the bag will cause lever 1 to be movedagainst the tension of the spring 1' and so close the circuit.

In operation air is forcedthrough the henzin vessel A and passes by itsseparate pipes ISO burners and the like, the combination of a centraloil-receptacle and a central benzin-re- V ceptacle with means tointroduce compressed air thereto and pipes leading from the tworeceptacles to the burners, and an expansible air-reservoircommunicating with the airpipe, and means to indicate when the reservoiris distended, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SIEGMUN D HENLEIN.

lVitnesses:

DEAN MASON, JEAN GRUND.

